1000 km race from Zeltweg 1973

The fifth 1000 km race of Zeltweg , also 1000 km Österreichring (International Brand World Championship of the FIA), Österreichring, Zeltweg , took place on June 24, 1973 and was the ninth round of the sports car world championship of that year.

The race

In 1973 Ferrari lost its superiority in the sports car world championship. With Matra and their MS670 , as well as the Mirage M6 from Gulf Racing, the Scuderia were two strong opponents. There was also a three-way battle between these three racing teams in the 1000 km race at the Österreichring - a sporting confrontation that Matra was able to decide in his favor. After 4: 48: 57.800 hours of racing time, Henri Pescarolo and Gérard Larrousse won ahead of their team-mates Jean-Pierre Beltoise and François Cevert . Ferrari had to be content with third place overall, ahead of the two Mirages.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis	Round
1	S 3.0	11	Equipe Matra-Simca	Henri Pescarolo Gérard Larrousse	Matra-Simca MS670B	170
2	S 3.0	10	Equipe Matra-Simca	Jean-Pierre Beltoise François Cevert	Matra-Simca MS670B	170
3	S 3.0	1	Ferrari SEFAC Spa	Jacky Ickx Brian Redman	Ferrari 312PB	169
4th	S 3.0	6th	Gulf Racing	Mike Hailwood John Watson	Mirage M6	167
5	S 3.0	5	Gulf Racing	Derek Bell Howden Ganley	Mirage M6	166
6th	S 3.0	2	Ferrari SEFAC Spa	Carlos Pace Arturo Merzario	Ferrari 312PB	164
7th	S 3.0	3	Scuderia Brescia Corse	Marsilio Pasotti Carlo Facetti	Alfa Romeo 33TT3	149
8th	S 3.0	7th	Martini Racing Team	Gijs van Lennep Herbert Müller	Porsche 911 Carrera	149
9	S 3.0	8th	Martini Racing Team	Helmuth Koinigg Manfred Schurti	Porsche 911 Carrera	148
10	S 2.0	15th	Michel Dupont	Michel Dupont Paul Blancpain	Chevron B23	142
11	S 2.0	22nd	Pete Smith	David Welpton Peter Humble	Chevron B21 / 23	123
Not classified
12	S 3.0	4th	Autodelta SpA	Rolf Stommelen Clay Regazzoni	Alfa Romeo 33TT12	78
Disqualified
13	S 2.0	26th	Promoto	Ed McDonough John Blanckley	Scorpion JB4	40
14th	S 2.0	30th	Silvio Moser	Silvio Moser Giorgio Schön	Lola T290	14th
Failed
15th	S 3.0	14th	Joseph Greger	Joseph Greger Kurt Hild	KMW SP30	62
16	S 2.0	24	Roger Heavens Racing	James Bell Hervé LeGuellec	Chevron B21 / 23	38
17th	S 2.0	17th	Escuderia Tergal-Montjuich	Jorge de Bagration José Juncadella	Chevron B23	26th
18th	S 2.0	25th	Hans Baumhardt	Hans Baumhardt Richard Scott	Royale RB17	20th
Not started
19th	S 2.0	28		Franz-Josef Rieder	Abarth 2000	1

¹ not started

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
20th	S 3.0	12	Bosch Vienna	Andreas Trummer	Porsche 908/02
21st	S 2.0	13	Joseph Greger	Joseph Greger Kurt Hild	Porsche 910
22nd	S 2.0	18th	Ember Racing	John Hine Bob Howlings	Chevron B23
23	S 2.0	18th	Guy Edwards		Chevron B23
24	S 2.0	19th	Dorset Racing		Lola T290
25th	S 2.0	20th	Escuderia Montjuich	Peter Gaydon Peter Hanson	Chevron B23
26th	S 2.0	23	James Bell	Ian Harrower James Bell	Chevron B23
27	S 2.0	27	Promoto	Brian Robinson José Uriarte	Chevron B21 / 23
28	S 2.0	31	Ray Sallo	Ray Sallo Adam Podotzky	Lola T212
29	S 2.0	33	Jörg Obermoser	Roland Heiler Philip Gentner	Lola T292
30th	S 2.0	35	Scuderia Brescia Corse	Vincenzo Cazzago Antonio Zadra	Lola T290
31	S 2.0	36	Scuderia Brescia Corse	Franco Berruto Leandro Terra	Ferrari Dino 206S

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S 3.0	Henri Pescarolo	Gérard Larrousse	Matra-Simca MS670B	Overall victory
S 2.0	Michel Dupont	Paul Blancpain	Chevron B23	Rank 10

Racing data

• Registered: 31
• Started: 18
• Valued: 11
• Race classes: 2
• Spectators: 8000
• Weather on race day: cloudy but dry
• Route length: 5.911 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 4: 48: 57.800 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 170
• Total distance of the winning team: 1004.870 km
• Winner's average: 208.650 km / h
• Pole position: François Cevert - Matra-Simca MS670B (# 10) - 1: 37.640 = 217.939 km / h
• Fastest race lap: François Cevert - Matra-Simca MS670B (# 10) 1: 38.300 = 216.476 km / h
• Racing series: Round 9 of the 1973 Sports Car World Championship

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Previous race of the 1973 Le Mans 24-hour race

Sports car world championship

Successor to the 6-hour race at Watkins Glen 1973